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by Erik Larson
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An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more)

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by J. K. Rowling
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by David Sedaris
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by Marilynne Robinson
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)
by Francine Prose
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Reading Like a Writer is a treasure chest. You can crack it open at any chapter and come away enriched. Prose is one of the best teachers around, and for the price of a paperback, you are getting an Ivy League education in writing. For people who love... (read more)

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by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Staff Pick
Ann-Marie MacDonald writes beautifully; her words wrap around you and envelop you. The Way the Crow Flies is engaging and evocative. She captures the pure joy and pain of childhood better than anyone since Margaret Atwood. That would be enough but then... (read more)

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by Sarah Vowell
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Leave it to Sarah Vowell to roam across America in search of the motivations and culture of political murder. Obsessive, edifying, and, of course, witty, Assassination Vacation is unlike any other historical tourism or travel writing book you'll ever... (read more)

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Another winner from one of the best science writers around, The Canon, like Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything, provides a pleasurable understanding of science.... (read more)

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The Meaning of Night: A Confession
by Michael Cox
Staff Pick
Imagine Charles Dickens making Nicholas Nickleby into an avenging murderer and you have the basic idea of The Meaning of Night. Cox is an engaging writer — we want to know how Edward, the main character, came to be the man he is. It is a page-turner... (read more)

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Staff Pick
Be ready to geek out over your own body. A delightful and engaging book, Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream will fill you with wonder. Science writer Jennifer Ackerman lays out the latest developments and theories about the human body in a way that will keep you... (read more)

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Portland Noir (Akashic Noir)
by Kevin Sampsell
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There are a million stories in the naked city. Portland Noir collects 16 of them. The contributor list is amazing: Karen Karbo, Monica Drake, Floyd Skloot, and more. Editor Kevin Sampsell does a great job of setting the stage for the wealth of narrative... (read more)

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A Feast for Crows 1st Edition
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The Customer Is Always Wrong: The Retail Chronicles
by Jeff Martin
Staff Pick
What a delightful collection of true-life tales! Jeff Martin has gathered together writers and humorists of all stripes to offer a gold mine of cringe-inducing stories about life in the retail world. What writer hasn't spent a few years behind the... (read more)

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